aviv@techunix.BITNET (Aviv Siegel) (09/25/90)
Hello there !
Folowing is a Database query - so if you're not in the field ..
The company I work for, is looking for a 4GL database tool for
BIG development process (about 40,000+ records, 16M estimated data).
We look for a tool which will work on DOS, Unix and maybe OS/2 platforms.
The RUN time module mustn't cost much (it should be installed by a lot
of customers ...), this reason blew out Oracle, for example.
We wish for a multi-lingual support (hebrew/english), and an easy exit to
assembly or C routines.
Currently, we are in the process of examinig Datafit product
called DP4. Does anyone know ? Any opinions ??
Thanks for your time,
Aviv.
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| | \__/ | \__/ aviv@techunix.technion.ac.ilpavlov@canisius.UUCP (Greg Pavlov) (09/28/90)
In article <aviv.654215258@techunix.technion.ac.il>, aviv@techunix.BITNET (Aviv Siegel) writes: > > The company I work for, is looking for a 4GL database tool for > BIG development process (about 40,000+ records, 16M estimated data). > We look for a tool which will work on DOS, Unix and maybe OS/2 platforms. > The RUN time module mustn't cost much (it should be installed by a lot > of customers ...), this reason blew out Oracle, for example. > We wish for a multi-lingual support (hebrew/english), and an easy exit to > assembly or C routines. Given the size of your application, I think that most of the DBMS's designed for multi-user platforms should be able to handle things. If your criterion that the run-time module has to be inexpensive is an impor- tant one, you may want to look at INGRES since DEC now bundles run-time INGRES with ULTRIX. Assuming (since you mention DOS) that many of the platforms on which your application will run will not have to be large, the lower-end DEC RISC-based machines would probably handle things reasonably well. The DEC 2100, for instance, has performance that should at worst equal a 33 MHZ 80386- based system and will be cost-competitive with it. Two caveats: 1. DEC does NOT call its bundled runtime engine "INGRES". Whether compati- bility will be maintained in the future is unknown; 2. our own experience with version 6 INGRES on ULTRIX platforms indicates that it is still in raw form. E.g., barely passable as a "production" system. If you do need to run on `386 platforms, you may also want to take a look at SCO's Open Desktop product. This consists of a bundle of software, including UNIX 5 and INGRES. I believe that the runtime version of this is reasoanable - considering what is included - tho it may have much more than you need. greg pavlov, fstrf, amherst, ny